Isn’t it crazy to think that up until pretty recently they produced only 20,000 to 30,000 litres of Kilkerran every year? While the capacity of Glengyle (which is where Kilkerran is produced) sits at a very comfortable 750,000 litres, the distillery shares its staff and malting floor with Springbank. They’ve never ever come close to hitting max capacity and they don’t plan to either. For example, in 2021 the distillery was only in production between September and December. Mashing five times a week, they produced around 100,000 litres (according to the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2022). Nose: Arrives on toffee and fudge with a slight lactic element also, quickly followed by raspberries and figs. There’s mocha, almonds and earthy peat smoke, as wel as a tinge of leather, some dried tobacco leaves, milk chocolate and a pinch of cinnamon. Sweet and fresh and gorgeous. Most importantly, no sulphur. Taste: Rich, creamy and with plenty of farmy notes, as well as some oak spices, tobacco and very earthy, yet subtle peat smoke. Touches of pralines, spiced biscuits, cherry syrup and burnt toast also. Finally just a sliver of rubber. Finish: Charred oak, tobacco and sweet cherries. Medium in length. This lot is offered by a professional seller, therefore the bottle that you receive may be different from the one displayed in the picture, but the condition will be identical.